Northern saw-whet owl (Aegolius acadicus brooksi) COSEWIC update and status report: chapter 9

Special Significance of the Species

The Haida Gwaii Saw-whet Owl is a non-migratory, endemic subspecies, restricted to the Haida Gwaii archipelago. Many of the behaviours and other adaptations of this subspecies differ from the nominate subspecies, making these owls quite distinct from their continental counterpart.

The owls have significance to local Aboriginal people, as the Haida from Cumshewa are called St’awaas Xaaydgaay, meaning the Saw-whet Owl People (B. Wilson, pers. comm.).

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